The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to her withdrawal of appeal. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for thoracolumbar strain and reactive airways disease with allergy components are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding service connection for PTSD prior to a decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Neck disability, Thoracolumbar strain, Reactive airways disease with allergy components
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162768
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck disability, while remanding claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, and benign prostate hypertrophy.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a neck disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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